Ironing board cover



Feb 25, 1936. H, E. FINCK IRONING BOARD COVER Filed NOV. 21, 1934 m 3 nnmmu Q 33 f, 575 J7 2 Patented Feb. 25, 1936 STATES P TENT QFIQE 5 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in covers for ironing boards.

One of the objects of the invention is the provision of a cover which can be easily applied to and removed from the ironing board and which when in position is held taut on the board and presents a smooth unrufl'led working surface.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cover which is secured in position on the board by means of a draw-string or cord engaging the hemmed side edges of the cover and adapted to raw said edges toward each other against the underside of said board, thereby stretching said cover thereon.

Still other objects of the invention are to provide a cover for ironing boards, the longitudinal edges of which are cut to curve inwardly so that when the edges of said cover are drawn together against the underside of the board said edges are placed under tension so that said cover is stretched tightly over said board.

With these and other objects in View, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure l is a plan view of the cover showing the board in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of an ironing board with the cover attached thereto.

Figure 3 is an enlarged cross section taken on line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a reduced bottom plan view of a modified form of a cover.

Figure 5 is a bottom plan view of an ironing board provided with a protector for the cover.

Figure 6 is a detail view showing modified means for securing the edges of the cover together.

Figure '7 is a detail View showing a modified form of providing the channel for the drawstring.

In the drawing, i8 indicates an ironing board of usual construction having a square rear end H and a tapered forward end if and a padding l3. A cover it is detachably arranged on said board over said padding. This cover is of suitable material and is of suificient size so as to be folded at its side edges and forward end over the corresponding edges of the board and extend a suitable distance under the bottom thereof.

The cover has a round front end l5, a square rear end It, and an elongated body portion H. The edges E8 of the body portion l1 and the front end of the front end l5 are hemmed to form a tubular channel 19. Extending through this channel is a drawstring 0r cord 2E3, the ends 2| of which project beyond the rear end it of said cover. Preferably said cord 28 is attached in position in the channel centrally of the round end 5 l5, as indicated at 22.

An eyelet 24 is fixed centrally at the rear end it and an eyelet 25 is fixed in said rear end near each end of channel is.

Preferably the body portion I1 is cut so that 10 the sides thereof and edges .48 curve inwardly, as indicated at 26.

When the marginal portions of the front end 65 and the body portions l? are folded against the underside of the board and the draw cord 23 ,v is tightened, the tendency of the cord is to assume a straight line, thereby drawing on the in.- Wardly curved sides and clamping said sides under tension so that the cover is more efficiently stretched on said board.

A pair of tie pieces 2? is attached to the opposite edges of the cover near the rear end thereof to provide additional means for stretching the cover at this point and a second pair of tie pieces 28 is arranged near the forward end of the cover for the same purpose.

In attaching the cover it is placed over the board it? and the edges of the front end and of the sides are folded against the underside of the board. These edges are then contracted or drawn 30 toward each other by pulling on the projecting ends 2! of the cord 2%. When the cover has been stretched properly on the board, each end of the cord is drawn first through the central eyelet 24, then through the eyelet 25 of the opposite edge. The ends 2i are then brought together opposite the central eyelet and tied. This not only secures the drawn edges together but also pulls the rear end If tight over the end of the board. The tie pieces 27 and 28 are also tied together.

The in-curved edges 26 assist in stretching the cover on the board and particularly over the tapered portion thereof. There are no springs or other extraneous means used and the cover can be readily readjusted or drawn tighter when required without a very great loss of time. Preferably the edges i8 at the rear end It curve inwardly as indicated at 25a.

In Figure 4 is shown a modified form of the cover wherein the edges 28 are formed straight instead of being curved. This type of cover can be especially used where it is made to fit over a board of a predetermined size, while the cover I4 is adapted to be used over boards of various shapes and sizes.

In Figure 5 is shown a protector 30 which is adapted to be placed over the cover when attached to the board in order to protect said cover against dust when not in use. This protector is similar in construction to the cover except that the rear end thereof 3! is folded or extends a suitable distance against the underside of the board and the protector is of sufiicient size to bring the edges close together.

In Figure 6 a button 32 is fastened to one edge [8 and a loop 33 to the opposite edge, whereby said edges can be secured together without the use of ties 28 and 21.

Where the cover is made of heavy material, such as canvas, the channel I9 can be made of separate material, as indicated at 34 in Figure 7. This eliminates double thickness of the heavy cover material or bulkiness at the edges.

The cover can be easily applied to boards of various lengths and widths, as well as to boards of standard shape and size. It can be easily detached and laundered as no strings, springs, hooks or clamps have to be taken out or detached and laid aside during the laundering operation.

The cover does not interfere with the support of the board whether folded or extended and is easily adaptable to supports of various construction. The cover can be placed on the ironing board over the padding, while the board is in operating position, without stooping or moving the board.

The ties 21 and 28 can be loosened if the user has the drawstring very taut. By using ties 28 the nose or forward end of the cover completely covers the underside thereof and protects the padding, and also the cover can be stretched more taut at this point.

I claim:

1. An ironing board cover comprising a body portion having its edges at its front end and sides hemmed to form a marginal tubular channel, portions of the sides of said cover being incurved and a draw cord arranged in said tubular channel and having its ends projecting beyond the rear end of said cover whereby said cord can be drawn to force said edges together against the underside of a board to which said cover is applied.

2. An ironing board cover comprising a body portion having a round forward end and a square rear end and having portions of its sides curved inwardly, a hem formed along the marginal edges 'of said front end and the sides of said body portion to form a tubular channel, and a cord arranged in said tubular channel and having its ends extending past said rear end, whereby said cover can be stretched over an ironing board by folding said edges against the underside thereof and drawing said cord so .as to bring said edges together.

3. An ironing board cover comprising in combination a body portion having its edges at its front end and sides hemmed to form a marginal tubular channel, a draw cord arranged in said tubular channel and having its ends projecting beyond the rear end of said cover, and a plurality of eyelets in the rear end of said cover for receiving the ends of said cord and drawing said rear end of said cover over and under the rear end of said ironing board, whereby said cord can be drawn to force said rear end .and said edges together against the underside of said board, and a pair of tie cords secured to the opposite edges of said body portion near one end thereof.

4. A cover for ironing boards comprising an elongated body portion having its front end and sides hemmed to form .a marginal tubular channel, and a cord threaded through said channel and having its ends extending outwardly from the rear end of said cover whereby when said cover is placed over the ironing board the marginal portions thereof and the rear ends of said cover are turned against the underside of said board, the ends of said cord are drawn tight to draw said edges and said rear ends tight under said board and stretch said cover tight over said board.

5. A cover of the character described comprising an elongated body portion having its front end and sides hemmed to form a tubular channel, and a cord threaded through said channel and having its ends projecting beyond the rear end of said cover, whereby when said channeled edge is turned against the underside of the board said cord can be drawn to stretch the cover on said board and the ends of said cord secured together, the side edges of said cover being curved inwardly to facilitate stretching of said cover on said board.

HULDA E. FINCK. 

